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Business compromise, business acumen, business survival and prosper. The meetings, those meetings.

The Dead Still Held Their Guns

We shook hands and smiled, then entered the room,
Professional at the round table of wood.
Five of us spoke, in a detailed discussion, 
How to improve our shrewd business livelihood.

We each gave our proposal, the win and the win, 
For our companies to live, endure and survive.
And we ended the meeting with smiles and spirit,
Knowing both of us would briskly thrive.

We had outlived our competitors, out weathered the storm,
Judiciously wrangled the sums.
We both stood tall, by the close of day, 
Over dead companies still holding their guns.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Hollywood-Cutts Avatar
June 1, 2016 at 12:29 PM
nicely done. Many times it takes the strong-willed people to stay afloat in businesses and the willingness to bend as needed. well done
Raynes Avatar
June 1, 2016 at 9:07 PM
yep, people willing and able to come up with new ideas and act on them., Thanks Bonnie
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